Page 25 of Doctor Wolf's Human Nurse

She moved so that she was leaning on one elbow, looking at him with her head in her hand. “Because you’re big or because I was a virgin?”

He couldn’t stop the slow grin that covered his face. “Well, maybe a little of both.”

“No, and no. My body adjusted to yours. As to the second, well, I did feel a little bite for just a second, but then it was all over and I just felt… well… good.”

“I was hoping for better than just ‘well good,’ especially since it was your first time. A woman’s first time is supposed to be memorable.”

“I can write about it in my journal when I get home so that I can remember it,” she teased. “Isn’t it the same with men? Don’t you remember your first time?”

Sawyer nodded. “I think with most men it’s a rite of passage. They get their man card after they get laid the first time.”

“Interesting. Is it signed by the women they were with, to verify that the deed happened and that they performed like a man? Then, do they get a hole punch every time after they have sex with a woman?”

Sawyer laughed. “That’s an interesting concept.” He got serious and touched her cheek with the back of his hand. “You didn’t tell me you were a virgin.”

“I didn’t have my virgin card with me,” she quipped. “Does it really matter? I wanted you. I needed you. It felt right. Don’t worry, I’m not a teenage girl who will suddenly expect a ring and all that. We’re just two people who got naked and did a thing.”

He made a sound that was a cross between a cough and a laugh. “Did a thing?”

“You know, a thing?”

He simply shook his head.

“Should I go into the guest bedroom to sleep? I know some men have a funny thing about actually sleeping with the women after the deed is done.”

Sawyer ran his hand over his face and groaned. “You make it sound like a chore that someone had to accomplish. No, you can stay with me tonight and snuggle – after we clean up and change the sheets. Unless, of course, you want to sleep in the wet spot.”

“Ewww, no thanks. They never talk about the wet spot in romance books. I didn’t even think of that.”

Sawyer just shook his head as the two of them rolled out of bed.

Later on, as he held the sleeping Abby, he couldn’t help but think about how good she felt in his arms. He inhaled, her scent filling him, making him feel a euphoric sensation he had never before experienced. A warmth settled inside of his soul. Sawyer knew that legends said this was a sign of fated mates, but he wasn’t ready to go there.

I just hope this doesn’t hurt our work relationship or our friendship.

Finally, he managed to drift off to sleep. He slept very deep because the next thing he remembered was the smell of bacon frying in the kitchen. She was singing as she cracked open eggs into the pan.

“Good morning,” he said.

“Agh,” she screamed, throwing the eggshell into the air.

She turned around and lightly punched him in the arm. “Don’t sneak up on me like that. You nearly gave me a heart attack.”

“I guess it’s a good thing for you that I’m a doctor.” He laughed.

“Hmmph.” She rolled her eyes and turned back to the stove as he bent down to pick up the pieces of eggshell.

A few minutes later, she put two medium fried eggs, two pieces of toast, and four pieces of bacon in front of him along with a glass of orange juice and a cup of coffee.

“Yum. A woman after my own heart.”

She just smiled as she cooked her eggs.

Abby wasn’t acting like a woman who had just woken up in his bed. She acted like nothing at all had happened between them the night before. He honestly didn’t know how to take that.

There was one awkward moment when he finished breakfast. He looked over at her and their eyes locked. A million things were said between them through the looks. Then, she blushed and finished her breakfast.

Sawyer stood. “You cooked so I’ll do dishes.”

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